Nobember 29, 2007, Washington, D.C.

Clear Carbon Consulting awarded contract with EPA’s Energy Supply and Industry Branch.

Clear Carbon Consulting Inc. was awarded a contract with U.S. EPA Office of Air and Radiation’s Energy Supply and Industry Branch (ESIB) as a member of a team led by The Cadmus Group. Clear Carbon Consulting will work as a subcontractor to The Cadmus Group to support ESIB’s various clean energy voluntary programs.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Air and Radiation (OAR), Climate Protection Partnership Division (CPPD), Energy Supply and Industry Branch (ESIB) is responsible for a range of successful, voluntary climate change programs that reduce greenhouse gas emissions by creating and expanding markets for clean energy (distributed generation, renewable energy and green power, combined heat and power, energy efficiency, and other clean energy options). ESIB works to remove barriers to investments in clean energy that prevent cost-effective clean energy policies and programs from reaching their full potential.

The objective of the work under the contract is to garner technical, administrative, and recruiting support to effectively implement the range of ESIB programs and assist in the development of new programs and initiatives as needed. Support includes the provision of technical assistance and customer support for the Branch's voluntary programs and work with regulatory commissions on marketing, recruiting, and upselling of clean energy programs to new partnership prospects. Work also includes the investigation of clean energy technologies and utility policy options such as those in the renewable energy, distributed generation, green power, combined heat and power, and demand response sectors, and development of new and innovative strategies for reducing carbon emissions such as energy efficiency credits, emissions trading, renewable energy certificates, white tags, carbon offsets, carbon neutral programs, and other mechanisms and instruments to reduce carbon emissions.

For more details on the award visit:
http://www.epa.gov/oamhpod1/admin_placement/0710956/index.htm

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